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Awful pacing and boring story.
A naked guy on a beach with amnesia wakes up with a girl laying face down on his ****. This is the first scene of Island, a show airing this summer anime 2018 season. Labeled as a drama sci fi show, Island takes place on an island that is isolated by the rest of the world. Bound by its old tradition…
Read full review on AniList →The downs and ups of the show cancel out into a perfectly mixed result.
Island is curious specimen of anime. It's one of those shows where the overall score does little to inform you of what the show is like. Despite the middle-of-the-road score I'm dishing out, very little of Island is middle-of-the-road: most of the time it's either bad or good.
Island is about a guy…
Read full review on AniList →A potentially great mystery series dragged down by pacing issues
___Disclaimer:___ _While I am aware of the visual novel that the anime is based on, I have not played it, and will review the anime as its own, free-standing product._
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_Island_ is a story of mystery and romance, with slice-of-life and drama sprinkled throughout. Awakening on a beach with little…
Read full review on AniList →No matter how low the rating of the show is, if your otaku instincts say its good, GO WATCH IT!
The first time I found this series was back in 2018, just when it was airing. I was a freshman anime wise and just sticked onto popular shows and isekai. This is why I ignored this show at first. I also happened to rediscover this anime a bunch of times later on, but I was discouraged from watching…
Read full review on AniList →Should My Sister Watch This Anime? Ye...No.
_Island_ represents for me one of the two death flags for anime, and if you start to notice them, you may be able to save yourself the time and energy I find myself wasting in pursuit of criticism. The first, not represented here, but I am sure I will get there eventually, is that the anime you are…
Read full review on AniList →Island - Another case of why Visual Novel adaptations (usually) fail
Before I begin, I would like to apologize in advance. This my first and only time writing a review, so don't expect too much.
Also, quick warning before I begin. It may seem obvious, but there WILL be __spoilers__ in this review. But not just regular spoiler. I'm talking about spoilers for the __a…
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